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Kentucky Route Zero received critical praise for its stunning visual aesthetic and its literary exploration of themes and locations. Now it appears as though the updated version, Super Meat Boy Forever , caught the eye of those at Nintendo. Read More »

But not everyone in the wireless industry believes fixed wireless will play a crucial role in 5G. "At the apartment unit, we set up a fixed wireless 5G home with multiple applications running simultaneously over the fixed wireless 5G connection", AT&T notes in a press release . Read More »

Although it's been possible to do something similar for years with conventional stereo receivers using manual controls, using voice to do so is new and something that Amazon ( amzn ) and other companies like Google ( goog ) are intensely marketing with their home speakers. Read More »

Following that pattern, PlayStation normally make its new batch of PS Plus titles available on the first Tuesday of the month. Let us know in the comments. We've long wondered when Sony's PlayStation Plus service, which offers free games to subscribers every month, would start offering full PlayStation VR (PSVR) titles. Read More »

As said by Curt Niebur, a program scientist of Cassini during a telephone conference call with the journalists from NASA's California-based Jet Propulsion Laboratory, "The odyssey of Cassini has been passionate, insanely, wonderfully victorious, and within two weeks, the lovely journey is about to end ". Read More »

The Fitbit Ionic is the company's first full-fledged smartwatch. As with other devices on the market, Ionic offers users a number of smart features including contactless payments, music streaming and phone notifications. You can sync your own songs and playlists to the Ionic, which has 2.5GB of space, or if you have a Pandora premium account you can listen to music through the dedicated app . Read More »

According to a report by 91Mobiles, the smartphones will come with similar features and the only difference will be in the display size. In the benchmark test, the Lenovo K8 Plus scored 861 points in single-core test and got 3,761 points in multi-core test. Read More »

Alongside the new wireless in-ear headphones, we were also introduced to two more wearable devices, the Samsung Gear Fit2 Pro and the Gear Sport. The Gear IconX also boasts of a new talent its predecessor never got the chance to have. Like the Gear Sport, compatibility is with Samsung Galaxy devices running Android 4.3 or better, other Android devices on Android 4.4 or better, or iOS 9 devices. Read More »

He said the spammer tests each entry by connecting to the server to ensure the credentials are valid and that spam can be sent. "I have obviously seen a lot of public leaks (like Linkedin, Baidu or with every passwords in clear text) but credentials can also come from phishing campaigns, credentials stealer malwares like Pony, or they can also be found in a shop", explained Benkow . Read More »

Sony's pre-Tokyo Game Show 2017 press conference. The pre-Tokyo Game Show 2017 press conference is where Sony and third-parties are expected to announce a slew of new PlayStation titles, as well as provide updates on already announced titles. Read More »

This new iPhone will mark the companies tenth anniversary. The addition of gesture controls should also make the use of an iPhone 8 simpler since you will not be required to move your fingers across different corners for dedicated controls. Read More »

Aeos - named after one of four winged horses who drive the chariot of the Sun God from Greek mythology - gets the diesel equivalent of more than 30 miles per gallon with a range of 100 miles on a single charge. While Cummins is looking to a future with electrification and alternative power solutions, it says that diesel engines will be a popular option for years to come. Read More »

The researchers warned that keeping a DDoS attack quiet is nearly impossible, and said victims should reach out for help rather than trying to pretend that everything is running smoothly. "When attack commands are received, the parsing service inspects the raw attack command, parses it, and invokes the attacking service with the extracted parameters", the researchers said. Read More »

The date that Xiaomi has selected to unveil the Mi Mix 2 is significant since Apple is expected to hold its iPhone 8 event the following day on September 12. Xiaomi has named this design, Full Screen 2.0 Design. The Xiaomi Mi MIX was made out of metal and ceramic, and its successor will probably utilize those very same build materials, and also some new tech, like the Mi MIX did. Read More »

NASA announced today that JSC will remain closed to everyone other than mission essential personnel until the day after Labor Day, a federal holiday on Monday, September 4. The next major station activity is September 2, when a Soyuz spacecraft carrying Whitson, Jack Fischer and Fyodor Yurchikhin leaves the station and lands in Kazakhstan. Read More »

BENTLEY has pulled the wraps off its new Continental GT - and it's packed with hi-tech gadgets. "We are the world leader in luxury mobility and our products and services define new luxury in the automotive world". There's a lot of Bentley DNA in the front treatment, emphasised by elegant all-LED headlight clusters with faceted reflectors, giving them a "jewelled" appearance eerily reminiscent of upmarket 1960s toy cars (particularly the 1961 Corgi Toys Bentley Continental, No 224, in cream ... Read More »

The court has called for a report on the number of servers, the computer operating systems, the passwords policy and the levels of access granted to the users into the IEBC system. The seven-member bench at the Supreme Court was due to rule on Odinga's request for opening the servers of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) for inspection, before listening to the lawyer representing Odinga and his running mate Kalonzo Musyoka in court. Read More »

A Samsung official declined to relate the issue with the imprisonment of Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong, saying the plan has always been considered. "The investment decision was made in order to respond to increasing market demand for 3-D NAND flash chips", said a Samsung official. Read More »

The Neural Compute Engine is an on-chip hardware block specifically created to run deep neural networks at high speed and low power without compromising accuracy, enabling devices to see, understand and respond to their environments in real time, Intel said. Read More »

The Note 8 is expected to be launched at Rs 74,900. Yet, if you look on the company's website advertising the Note 8, you will not see this mentioned anywhere. For occasions when you travel overseas or come across a website in a foreign language, the improved Translate feature of the S Pen lets you hover over text to quickly translate not only individual words, but entire sentences, into 71 languages and instantly convert units and foreign currencies. Read More »

The brand, if it occupies a mass-market position instead of a premium one, would be in direct competition with compatriot auto maker Geely's Lynk & Co brand, which sits below Volvo and was acquired from Ford in 2010. The grille is made up of Mercedes-style studs. In terms of the powertrain, in-depth details are yet to be revealed but Chery does say the compact SUV will come with "electrified powertrain technology as standard". Read More »

To prevent thermal throttling and allow for a smoother and more consistent user experience, MediaTek has also implemented its proprietary CorePilot v.4.0 technology inside these chips. "In the rapidly growing arena of new premium mid-range devices, mobile technology innovators know they need to stand out in a crowded field - P23 and P30 enable them to do that". Read More »

GasBuddy's research found Thursdays and Saturdays are the most expensive days to fill up. Average retail gasoline prices in Chattanooga have risen 1 cent per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.05 on Sunday, according to GasBuddy's daily survey of 170 gas outlets in Chattanooga. Read More »

TSN also reports the new deal is worth about $800 million CAD. On Tuesday, it was reported that the home of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Toronto Raptors will undergo a name change next July 1, with the Scotiabank Arena being its new name. Read More »

Renault already has a strong presence in the crossover segment with the Duster, and the Captur will further strengthen its positioning with a more premium, modern looking and feature laden product placed above the rugged Duster. Renault hasn't revealed any technical details about the upcoming SUV. RENAULTSTORE is a new generation of dealerships which has been conceptualized to best address the evolving needs of the customers by highlighting the value of the brand, products, services and ... Read More »

The new parking assistance feature , meanwhile, is not quite as simple as the parking difficulty warning; users making a qualifying trip will see a button that will allow them to find and add parking to their trip, and Google Maps will do the rest. Read More »

It seems rather ironic that Google, who was actually first in that space via its Project Tango effort, was seemingly left behind in ARKit's dust. But where Tango required a device to be built to particular specifications, Google is planning to roll out ARCore and its accompanying applications to existing handsets as well as future devices. Read More »

Sea Shepherd's Australian branch maintain that the USA court ruling has no jurisdiction in Australian waters and vowed to continue in its fight to expose Japanese whalers, which the group says break worldwide law. Despite an worldwide moratorium on whaling since 1985, Japan's fleet sails to the Antarctic in the autumn or winter each year, returning the following spring. Read More »

The service will cease to work from 3PM JST, November 8. With the launch of the Switch, Nintendo is understandably shifting its focus towards the handheld hybrid, which has already sold close to 5 million units worldwide . A detailed list of those game features set to be affected by the closure has been picked up by GoNintendo , and it'll be a nervous read for anyone still using the Wii U. Read More »

To start off, both cars get additional dynamic components made of carbon fibre, to aid in terms of downforce which goes up by thirty per cent. Items made from the lightweight material include a front splitter, side skirts and a rear spoiler extension (the latter only on the S60 ), all of which combine to increase downforce by 30%. Read More »

The device will be available in two colour options, Lunar Gray and Fine Gold are the two new colours for the device. The smartphone market bears a close resemblance to a battleground where tens of hundreds of brands are vying to capture the throne of the best mobile phone manufacturer and keeping up with the latest tech is surely the right way to go. Read More »

With Apple releasing a smart speaker that apparently has high quality sound, traditional speaker companies such as Sonos need to do something to prevent encroachment on their bottom line. A recent filing with the FCC suggests Sonos is preparing to launch a new speaker with voice controls. That would allow folks for the first time on a Sonos system to request music, sports scores, the weather and more all by voice. Read More »

Admittedly, that's probably a good thing, because it's not likely that the i3 would actually look good with some seriously sporty kit. From the side, not much has changed, either. The updated i3 also brings faster charge times thanks to an improved charging cable, and if you have a BMW Wallbox installed at home you'll be able to put roughly 112 miles' worth of range into the i3's batteries in around three hours. Read More »

Republicans expressed optimism that the bill would pass the House. The governor says state agencies and other entities have been alerted in case they're called on to provide help. The House put off a vote because of leaders' negotiations on a fresh deal. Schools have already missed two payments from the state, so pressure is building to figure out how to fund them in a way that makes both political parties happy. Read More »